Police issue photos of car used by bomber

Police investigating the Manchester Arena Bombing release images of a holdall and car used by attacker Salman Abedi in the days before the attack on May 22 2017.

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POLICE have released images of a car used by Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi in the days before the attack on May 22.

Greater Manchester Police said they are continuing to track the movements of Abedi in the days before the attack which killed 22 people.

As part of the investigation they seized a car, a white 'old style' Nissan Micra with an 'R' registration plate, from Devell House in Rusholme, Manchester on Friday.

Detective Chief Superintendent Russ Jackson said: "Forensic examination has uncovered significant evidence inside. We now need any information you might have about this holdall. Did you see someone in the Rusholme area with this holdall or recognise the one on the photo?

"Our investigation has also revealed that Abedi made repeated trips to and from this car between 18 and 22 May 2017 and we believe he was taking items from the car to help assemble the device.

"The car was sold by a previous keeper on April 13, 2017.

"Abedi left the country on April 15 and it is vital that we understand what happened to this car during these few days between April 13 and 15.

"We need to know who was in the car and where the car went.

"You may have seen the car and not realised at the time but it could have stopped at a newsagents or a supermarket - did you see the car and its occupants during these dates?"

He added that the inquiry is making "significant" progress with more arrests and officers have corroborated the accounts of some people they have released.

"We know Abedi bought some of the parts of the device after landing back in the UK and although his final acts on the night seem to have been alone, this doesn't mean that he did not have support in planning this attack and it is vital that we exhaust all our lines of enquiry to establish how this was planned and understand how others might have been involved.

"We also appeal to anyone who knew Abedi or his close associates to come forward. Did you notice anything suspicious about him or people he associated with? This information could be vital in piecing together what happened.

"Although we are making significant progress, we still need you to help us build a picture of exactly what led to this atrocity."